Sarah McIntyre, soprano, has performed with the Amadeus Opern Ensemble in Salzburg, Austria; Lexington Opera, Nashville Opera, Birmingham Opera, Chamber Opera Chicago, Chicago Folks Operetta, Sugar Creek Symphony and Song, and the Lira Ensemble. Operatic roles in her repetoire include the title role of Zaide, Frasquita, Dew Fairy, Jou Jou, Adele, Manon, Juliet, Pamina, Miss Pinkerton, and Felice in Test Tube where she was the first to sing the fully staged role of Milton Granger's Opera.

    A frequent concert and oratorio soloist, Sarah has sung for: the Greensboro Oratorio Society, Chicago Lyric Opera Guild Concert Series, and Northbrook Parisian Salon Series. Sarah has appeared at Symphony Hall in Chicago as a guest soloist for the annual Rush Medical Center Fundraiser.

    Sarah holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Pedagogy & Performance from Belmont University and Bachelor of Music in Performance from Samford University. In addition to her university education, she has been chosen to participate in numerous opera intensive programs including the International Vocal Arts Institute in San Juan Puerto Rico, and Voice Experience in Orlando, FL.

    Sarah maintains a private teaching studio in Chicago at the historic Fine Arts Building and is a teaching artist for the Chicago Lyric Opera’s "OperaKids!" program. In addition she serves as children’s choir director at the Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College, recently featured on WGN Evening News. Sarah is a member of the National Association for Teachers of Singing, serving as secretary for the Chicago chapter.  She is a recent recipient of the NATS Independent Teacher Fellowship.

    This spring, Sarah will sing the role of Jane Bennet in the Chicago premiere of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: The New Musical.